What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer position at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.?
Role: Software Engineer
The Britannica Group owns two of the world’s most valuable and trusted sources of knowledge: Encyclopaedia Britannica (established 1768) and Merriam-Webster (established 1825). Now, as digital-first brands, they serve a global audience of more than 2 billion users on the web, apps, and social media.
We are hiring for a Software Engineer to join the Britannica engineering team. Candidates will be part of a collaborative and agile group of engineers, working closely with Product, Editorial, and Marketing teams on architecting and implementing technological solutions. Candidates should have experience with the full stack development lifecycle of modern web applications. Ideally, candidates will have a working knowledge of Python, SQL, JavaScript, HTML and REST APIs.
LOCATION:Chicagoland/Hybrid
An ideal candidate will have:
- 2 years of engineering experience building and maintaining software applications
- B.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience
- Demonstrated expertise writing concise, well crafted, and resilient code
- Proficiency with frontend languages including JavaScript, HTML and CSS
- Proficiency with the Python programming language and Flask
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs and web services using JSON/XML
- Experience with Git/Github and performing code reviews
- Experience with SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with LInux, Windows and shell scripting
- Familiarity with at least one modern JavaScript framework such as React
- Self-starter who can lead a project, collaborating with others as well as working independently
- Able to quickly adapt and independently learn new technologies to solve business issues
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Passion for creating things that people love to use
Britannica strives to provide its users with trustworthy, verified information in a constantly changing world. We aspire to fulfill that mission with a workforce who represent a variety of life experiences and points of view. All backgrounds and cultures are welcomed.
